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Definition of Systematic desensitisation
1. Noun. A technique used in behavior therapy to treat phobias and other behavior problems involving anxiety; client is exposed to the threatening situation under relaxed conditions until the anxiety reaction is extinguished.
Exact synonyms: Desensitisation Procedure, Desensitisation Technique, Desensitization Procedure, Desensitization Technique, Systematic Desensitization
Generic synonyms: Behavior Modification, Behavior Therapy
Specialized synonyms: Exposure Therapy
Generic synonyms: Behavior Modification, Behavior Therapy
Specialized synonyms: Exposure Therapy
Lexicographical Neighbors of Systematic Desensitisation
Literary usage of Systematic desensitisation
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Spirals of Suffering: Public Violence and Children by Brian Rock (1997)
"... or through introducing the client to gradually increasing stimuli associated
with the traumatic situation (systematic desensitisation and flooding). ..."
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